Paro airport is considered as one of the most challenging airport in the world for the commercial jetliners to land. <br />The airport is located at an altitude of 7364 feet above mean sea level with runway elevation of 7362 feet and 7310 feet respectively for runway 15 and runway 33. <br />The runway length is 7431 feet ( 2265 meters) and width is about 30 meters which just covers the minimum runway width required by ICAO. ( one factor why Paro is considered one of the most challenging runway to land for the pilots) <br /><br />Note: All Airbus aircraft are developed based on 45 m wide runways because it reflects the most frequently used runways by Airbus aircraft.<br />All flight and simulator certification tests linked to directional control on ground are performed on 45 m wide runways. <br />༄<br />༄<br />༄<br /> Enjoy the short video of the landing done by the pilots of Bhutan Airlines.
